Since i wanted to do something similar my first grow light model is built from 10 red and 4 blue 3mm leds connected to some resistors.
Diy led grow light schematic.
We dive a bit into led tech and how to design a simple circuit that will enable you to choose the parts for your grow led to your individual needs.
With this 4 4 led grow light you can grow a couple of your indoor plants without sunlight.
Check out in the video.
However paying for the electricity to.
Been lurking around the led threads and finally decided to do a grow thread with my new led.
This information is for engineering discussion purposes and is not necessary for typical users interested in regular use of led strips.
White leds emit more green light than typical grow lights which unfortunately isn t used very efficiently by plants.
Cool so you are interested in building your own light.
Ohms ultra 4 4 diy led grow light.
E red 1 63v 2 03v and blue 2 48v 3 7v.
And the only way to change the led brightness is to change r3 so refer to the earlier schematic for circuit 5 which shows adding a low high power switch in.
My grow light is a 28 led mix red blue white that will cost me about 30 and the same light runs 300 500 in some on the large lighting companies.
There are so many advantages to building your own led grow light from savings to customization to output.
Build your own cob led light the absolute basics diy cob light 310 w optimal for a 9 ft space.
For this diy led grow light project you don t need expensive supplies and advance diy skills and you can make it in just 10.
Find out how it was made in the video.
I ve been on the fence for a while and decided to take the leap after seeing some success with other peoples grow.
Led current in amps 1 25 r3 so for a current of 550ma set r3 to 2 2 ohms you ll need a power resistor usually r3 power in watts 1 56 r3 this circuit also has the drawback that the only way to use it with a micro controller or pwm is to turn the entire thing on and off with a power fet.
White led bulbs cost 1 w retail and sometimes 0 50 w if there is a green subsidy instant rebate.
The big problem with grow lights and i m sure your aware of this is the different forward voltages of the different colors i.
Making your own light is a lot of fun and if you put money towards creating your own light rather than buying a premade unit off of amazon or ebay you ll end up with a final product that s far more powerful and efficient.
My first intent is to make a portable grow light as i got inspired for a while by one cheap usb led grow light sold by banggood.
This is a legal prop 215 grow what up.